Retirement Gift
 

Up for viewing is a plaque that we got many years ago. It has two moro
shields and various moro weapons, all in solid silver. The plaque is 16 by 19
inches and the swords average 6 to 7 inches in length. The spears are 131/2
inches long and the shields are 7 and 41/2 inches respectively.
The round shield engraving says "PRESENTED TO MR. DAVID GOODALE BY"
The lower shield says "THE ZAMBOANGA STAFF OF ATKINS, KROLL & CO.
Engraved on the bottom shield are thirteen names of the employees as
follows: G.H DaCosta.
N.H Carvalho.
P.Y.Lee.
E.Lim.
M. Alba.
A. Jimenez.
G.P. Abes.
E. Lopez
M. Ledesma.
A. Cobato.
L. Fernandez.
H. Cabaso.
R. Garpia.
Zamboanga P.J
June 2nd 1918

It might be interesting to think that plaques like this could be the
forerunner of all the tourist ones that we see......Dave.

ITS GREAT TO SEE A GOOD EARLY DATE ON ONE OF THESE AND A POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THESE PLACKS TOO. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF THESE AS A PRESENTATION. YOUR EXAMPLE MAKES A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION GOOD WORKMANSHIP (MADE BY A JEWLER) AND SOLID SILVER AS WELL AS LOCATION COMPANY MAKEING IT AS WELL AS THE COMPANY MAKEING THE PRESENTATION. QUITE A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE INTERESTING THINGS CAN BE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE COMPANIES AND PEOPLE.

WHAT A GREAT PIECE! I would LOVE to have one like this! :eek:

nice plaque, Dave! first time i've seen them in silver. yes, it's an earlier form of "Weapons of Moroland" plaque. it's interesting how the arrangement of the weapons on yours is similar to this plaque brought back by Webb Hayes in 1901 (the round shield on Mr. Hayes's came off and slid down). btw, i intentionally turned the picture upside down to get a better perspective...